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Sep 21, 2024 · Banggi Island, the largest island in Malaysia, urgently needs help. Despite having a water treatment plant, it meets the needs of less than 30% of residents. The residents of Banggi Island, predominantly poor Muslim fishermen, rubber tappers, and oil palm laborers, face economic hardship, limited resources, and illiteracy.
Sep 9, 2024 · Balambangan Island's coastal seas are part of a marine park and are designated as a Priority Conservation Area under the Coral Triangle. Concerns have been raised about the environmental impact of activities such as silica extraction on the island.
2 days ago · The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the Equator 900 km (560 mi) west of the mainland of South America. They form the Galápagos Province of the Republic of Ecuador, with a population of slightly over 33,000 (2020).
2 days ago · Borneo (/ ˈ b ɔːr n i oʊ /; also known as Kalimantan in the Indonesian language) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km 2 (288,869 sq mi). ). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of
2 days ago · The Sultanate of Sulu (Tausug: Kasultanan sin Sūg; Malay: Kesultanan Sulu; Filipino: Sultanato ng Sulu) was a Sunni Muslim state [note 1] that ruled the Sulu Archipelago, coastal areas of Zamboanga City and certain portions of Palawan in the today's Philippines, alongside parts of present-day Sabah and North Kalimantan in north-eastern Borneo.
Sep 21, 2024 · Planning for a weekend getaways from Singapore to an island for some vitamin (c) sea? Here we’ve lined up 10 best islands off the coast of Mersing which is a few miles drive from Singapore, plus a short ferry ride to the islands.
Sep 25, 2024 · Borneo, island in the extreme southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. It is the third largest island in the world, surpassed in size by only Greenland and New Guinea. Borneo is situated southeast of the Malay Peninsula in the Greater Sunda Islands group of the Malay Archipelago.
